TobyDanger
04-20-2013, 05:02 PM
Hello! I've been trying to absorb as much of this forum as I can since I made a trade for a brand new PC 7424XP a few months ago. I started out just looking to clay my cars to get a really good clean, before learning what that really meant.
Now that the weather is improving I'm almost ready to try my first detail and am looking for some suggestions for what products to pair with it. I think I have a good set of tools and a good understanding about how to use them, :buffing: but I've gotten overwhelmed by the list and types of clean/polish/wax/sealant products out there.
My vehicles:
2009 Audi A3 Grey, paint in good shape. Really just looking to clean and apply protection I think.
1996 green Honda Civic, car has been little driven and stored inside for most of it's life and the paint was in good shape for it's age, until I moved and it's been parked outside under lots of pollen bearing trees for the last 2-3 years. It's been washed but the paint has picked up a lot of contamination. Light swirls.
Ducati with the PA6 plastic tank. Just been using Honda spray cleaner and polish on a microfiber so far, but would like to maybe seal and protect it better (by hand).
Tools:
I've got the PC, with some orange, white, and grey LC pads, some microfiber bonnets (do those go over any pad?), microfiber towels, grit guard, wool wash mitts, meguires car wash, pinnacle poly clay and lube. Probably some others I'm forgetting.
What products do the forums suggest for me? Anything else obvious I'm missing?
Thanks!
Now that the weather is improving I'm almost ready to try my first detail and am looking for some suggestions for what products to pair with it. I think I have a good set of tools and a good understanding about how to use them, :buffing: but I've gotten overwhelmed by the list and types of clean/polish/wax/sealant products out there.
My vehicles:
2009 Audi A3 Grey, paint in good shape. Really just looking to clean and apply protection I think.
1996 green Honda Civic, car has been little driven and stored inside for most of it's life and the paint was in good shape for it's age, until I moved and it's been parked outside under lots of pollen bearing trees for the last 2-3 years. It's been washed but the paint has picked up a lot of contamination. Light swirls.
Ducati with the PA6 plastic tank. Just been using Honda spray cleaner and polish on a microfiber so far, but would like to maybe seal and protect it better (by hand).
Tools:
I've got the PC, with some orange, white, and grey LC pads, some microfiber bonnets (do those go over any pad?), microfiber towels, grit guard, wool wash mitts, meguires car wash, pinnacle poly clay and lube. Probably some others I'm forgetting.
What products do the forums suggest for me? Anything else obvious I'm missing?
Thanks!